Splitting & Projective Identif [Paperback]

James Grotstein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1977

Grotstein explains the normal psychic capabilities of splitting and projective identification and goes on to show how they function in severe psychopathology. He explains Freud's and Klein's concepts of splitting, and of projective identification.

Product Details

• Paperback: 254 pages
• Publisher: Jason Aronson (July 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568210906
• ISBN-13: 978-1568210902
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,163,299 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic on Projective Identification, September 11, 2009

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Guilherme Canta "Guilherme Canta" (Lisboa, Portugal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Splitting & Projective Identification (Hardcover)

An excellent book on the subject of Projective Identification, a psychodynamic concept developed by Melanie Klein and her group of followers, namely Wilfred Bion, Hanna Segal and Herbert Rosenfeld.

Probably the J. S. Grotstein book is the best introduction on the subject from a post-kleinian and post-bionian standpoint. Highly recomended and can be complemented by the T. H. Ogden book.

4 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Boring, December 29, 2006

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Richard Parrot "Dr. Parrot" (Houston, Texas, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Splitting and Projective Identification (Classical psychoanalysis and its applications) (Hardcover)

If you like redundancy, then this is the book. I have never read a book so boring in explaining two psychoanalytical concepts such as splitting and projective identification. Grotstein's book is so convoluting that it confused me even more in understanding those concepts rather than help. Upon completing the reading, I found this book to be a waste of my time and money. I am extremely skeptical in purchasing his other works. I do not recommend this book to anyone who is training in psychoanalytical concepts particularly the ones that are this book's title. Rather, you are better off reading other literature that explains these concepts in language and thought that will teach rather than bore or confuse. This book is a definite DO NOT BOTHER WITH!